Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-25
Rain sunday.

Rain sunday.
VIM. n. McKenna is building an ad-
ditioi to his house.
Ask Will Wear who got wet in eros
sing the creek one day last week.
John Black, of Deanville. is at pres
ent clerking for FinlaysOn 4 Waring.
Rev. Jas. Wallace and daughter OF
Capac, were in the village Saturday
last.
Grant Holden returned from Alpena
last week OH account of sickness. lie
is improving at present.
Phil McDougall's house is being push
ed with vigor. When completed he
will have fine residence.
Rev. j. NJ. Crandall will preach the
last sermon of this conference year at
the church Sunday evening.
Mrs. j. +. Holden and children, of
Brown City. are visiting w. y. Nc
kenna and family at present.
Remember the Maccabees excursion
to Detroit next Tuesday. This will be
the cheapest ride this season.
Seward Merriam, one Of Port lIuron's
young lawyers, was in the village visit
ing among friends on Friday last.
Lots of excitement in town this
week. Two Uncle Toms Cabin
Troupes and the school marms Of the
state.
Miss NJ. Il. Johnson has returned
from her vacation. Miss Kittie \.
Carroll will go east in two weeks to
purchase new goods.
We are indebted to the publisher for
a copy of Woods Official Railway
Guide of Michigan for August a very
useful and handy book.
1t is not necessary now to go to the
Legislature to have your name chang
ed Under the new law the Judge of
Probate is authorized to do this.
Alex III. Braidwood and wife leave
for Almont to-day where they will at
tend the wedding of Mrs. Braidwood's S
brother to one of Almont's fair
daughters.
Found by +. IIallead y miles north
of this village,a light-colored cashmere
summer shawl. Loser can have same
by calling at this Office proving proper
ty, paying charges and taking away.
Mason Il Morgan's Uncle Toms Cab
III which appeared in Central Hall
Monday evening was not as nicely
played as u great many expected. The
attendance was large and all seemed to
enjoy it.
Marshal Gillian is doing good work
in arresting drunk and disorderly men
on our streets of late. No less than
four have been arrested in the past
week. Keep right on and we will soon
have a quiet town.
Mrs. Geo. w. Bell wishes to thank the
members of the Ladies Library Asso-
citation for the elegant present made
her of beautiful hanging lamp. She
appreciates the gift and trusts the So
ciety may ever prosper.
felt bills of the bank of British North
America and of the Dominion Bank of
Canada. are floating around town, and
it would be well for you to keep a close
eye on all Canada money you take in.
u ivy dit SOOu anu IL 10 ldlOl
to detect them.
\ down east Yankee has invented q
new screw half nail half fscrew-which
is said to beat anything extant. Two
blows of the hammer. two turns of the
screw driver. and it is in. It's holding
power in white pine is said to be 1892
pounds, against 29S pounds, the holding
power of the present screw.
G. i. Michaels' harvest ball was a
grand success. 120 couple taking part
in the pleasures of the evening. NJ. A.
Jackson was there and furnished mu-
sic for the company in his usual good
way Jackson always takes well with the
young folks and they always have a
good time wherever he is.
Joseph Gibbons, of Grant, called III
TO see us while in the village Monday
Mr.. Gibbons is the good-natured presi.
dent Of our Agricultural Society who
together with the genial secretary, are
putting forth their best efforts to make
the coming fair grand success. New
buildings are being erected and the
best of accommodations. will be furnish
eel exhibitors.
n building worth half million dol
lars will soon be erected by the W0m
ans Christian Temperance Uuion IN
Chicago, to serve as headquarters Of the
national officers, and also of the publ
cation department. The Union is
touching society at innumerable points
In the same city, "Woman's ten anC
fifteen cent lodging house" has Just
been established. Christian Advocate
AS will he noticed in the first column
the printing and managing of the Re
publican has changed hands, and thai
{. \. Bacon is now doing that work
and we wish to announce to the publ,
that wc are ready to do all kinds Of jol
printing and will guarantee salts
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